Patents Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
  • Publication number: 20240155660
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method (300) of reporting a queueing delay of data available for transmission (306) at a radio device to a network node of a radio access network, providing radio access to the radio device, the method (300) comprising the steps of: transmitting (302) a control message from the radio device to the network node, the control message being indicative of the queueing delay of the data available for the transmission (306) at the radio device; and receiving (304) a scheduling grant depending on the queueing delay from the network node, the scheduling grant being indicative of a radio resource for the transmission (306) of the available data; the invention further refers to a corresponding method in a network node for scheduling a radio device depending on a queueing delay of data available for transmission at the radio device; the invention further relates to a corresponding radio device and a corresponding network node respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Min WANG, Stefan WÄNSTEDT, Jan CHRISTOFFERSSON, Bikramjit SINGH
  • Publication number: 20240154653
    Abstract: A method is disclosed of training a neural network to select users for multi user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communication from a set of potential users. The method comprises providing (to the neural network) a plurality of training data sets, each training data set comprising input data corresponding to a channel realization and output data corresponding to an optimal user selection for the channel realization, and controlling the neural network to analyze the plurality of training data sets to determine a branch weight for each association between neurons of neighboring layers of the neural network, wherein the branch weight is for provision of the output data responsive to the input data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ulf GUSTAVSSON, Amirashkan FARSAEl, Alex ALVARADO, Frans M.J. WlLLEMS, Alireza SHEIKH
  • Publication number: 20240155559
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to telecommunications. In one of its aspects, the disclosure concerns a method in a Radio Access Network (RAN) node for updating a paging configuration for at least one User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system. The RAN node uses at least one radio beam for transmitting at least one paging message to said UE(s). The method comprises obtaining information regarding at least one paging condition. The at least one paging condition is associated with a current paging configuration for said at least one UE and comprises at least one of a false paging rate, latency, PDCCH load, and PDCCH and PDSCH imbalance. The method further comprises determining whether the obtained information regarding the at least one paging condition exceeds a respective associated threshold; and updating, based on the determination, the current paging configuration into an updated paging configuration for said at least one UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ali NADER, Andres REIAL, Sina MALEKI
  • Publication number: 20240154693
    Abstract: Optical amplifier apparatus (100) comprising: an input (102) for an incoming optical signal (IN) comprising an optical supervisory channel, OSC, signal and service channel signals at channel wavelengths of a WDM channel wavelength grid; an output (112) for an outgoing optical signal (OUT); an optical amplifier, OA, (106) having an operating bandwidth including the WDM channel wavelength grid; a first optical drop filter (104) configured to drop from an IN signal an out-of-band, OOB, OSC signal at a wavelength outside the OA operating bandwidth; a second optical drop filter (108, 208) configured to drop from an IN signal an in-band, IB, OSC signal at a wavelength within the OA operating bandwidth; an OSC signal output (114) configured to output the dropped OSC signal; an OSC signal input (116) configured to receive an outgoing OOB OSC or IB OSC signal; and an optical add filter (110, 210) configured to add an outgoing OOB OSC or IB OSC signal to service channel signals at channel wavelengths of the WDM channel
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Roberto MAGRI, Alberto DEHO
  • Publication number: 20240155453
    Abstract: An Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) adapted for taking part in handover from a 5G system (5GS) to an Evolved Packet System (EPS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan ROMMER, Jan BACKMAN, Qian CHEN, Göran HALL, Åsa LARSEN
  • Publication number: 20240155119
    Abstract: There is provided a method for encoding one or more images. The method comprises filtering, with a first filter, input samples I(x,y) to generate a first filtered output Ifirst(x,y)=I(x,y)+?Ifirst(x,y). The method comprises estimating parameters for a second filter based at least in part on the first filtered output Ifirst(x,y), the input samples I(x,y), and original samples Iorig(x,y). The method comprises filtering, with the second filter, input samples I(x,y) to generate a second filtered output Isecond(x,y)=I(x,y)+?Isecond(x,y), wherein filtering, with the second filter, is based at least in part on the parameters estimated for the second filter. The method comprises generating a combined output ICOMB(x,y)=I(x,y)+?Ifirst(x,y)+?Isecond(x,y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jacob STRÖM, Per WENNERSTEN
  • Publication number: 20240152736
    Abstract: A method (700) for predicting, for each device included in a set of devices, whether the device will change state at a particular future point in time. The method includes, for a first device within the set of devices, obtaining a first state value indicating the current state of the first device. The method also includes, for a second device within the set of devices, obtaining a second state value indicating the current state of the second device. The method also includes forming an input vector, the input vector comprising the first state value, the second state value, and a temporal feature (e.g., a set of one or more time values indicating the current time). The method also includes inputting the input vector into a trained machine learning (ML) model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Aydin SARRAF, Karthikeyan PREMKUMAR
  • Publication number: 20240152634
    Abstract: A method at a first communication device for providing a second communication device access to content, the method comprising: providing an offer to the second communication device, offering the second communication device conditional access to the content, wherein access to the content at the second communication device is adaptable based on sensor data of at least one of the first and the second communication device; acquiring sensor data of at least one of the first and the second communication device; providing the second communication device full access to the content in case it is that the sensor data of at least one of the first and the second communication device indicates that the second communication device shall be grated full access to the content, or determining that access to the content is to be restricted at the second communication device, and providing the second communication device restricted access to the content, in case it is determined that sensor data of at least one of the first and
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Tommy ARNGREN, Bemard SMEETS, Peter ÕKVIST
  • Publication number: 20240154717
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for event-based triggering of second channel quality measures. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises obtaining a first measure of channel quality of a radio propagation channel extending between the network node and a user equipment from measurements on an uplink signal received from the user equipment. The method comprises triggering, when determining that the first measure of channel quality causes an event-based triggering condition to be fulfilled, transmission of a further uplink signal from the user equipment for the network node to obtain a second measure of the quality of the radio propagation channel. Determining that the first measure of channel quality causes the event-based triggering condition to be fulfilled involves making a comparison between the first measure of channel quality and a reference channel quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Hamed Farhadi, Niklas Wernersson, Karl Werner
  • Publication number: 20240154935
    Abstract: A method performed by a domain name system (DNS) server for a cloud infrastructure to integrate a capability provided by a mobile network with a platform service provided by the cloud infrastructure. The method includes receiving, from a user equipment (UE) connected to the mobile network, a query to resolve a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) associated with the platform service, responsive to a determination that network integration is enabled for the platform service, calling an application programming interface (API) provided by an integration logic to configure the mobile network to provide the capability for the UE when the UE accesses the platform service, and sending an internet protocol (IP) address of the platform service to the UE as a response to the query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: László SZILÁGYI
  • Patent number: 11979113
    Abstract: A method for controlling allotment of power input between at least two PAs of a radio unit for data communication in a wireless communications network is provided. The radio unit has access to Direct Current (DC) power and Photovoltaic (PV) power. The amount of power to be transmitted out from each respective PA out of the at least two PAs established, and information related to the amount of PV power available is obtained. The allotment of power input of DC power and PV power between the at least two Pas is then controlled based on the established amount of power to be transmitted out from each respective PA out of the at least two PAs, and the obtained information related to the amount of PV power available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Lackis Eleftheriadis, Athanasios Karapantelakis, Vivek Venkiteswaran
  • Patent number: 11979367
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for local application server discovery in edge computing. A method at a network node comprises determining whether one or more domain name system (DNS) servers in an edge computing of a network are available for a user equipment (UE) based on at least one of local configuration information, the UE's current location, the UE's capability or the UE's user subscription. The edge computing is close to the UE. The method further comprises in response to a positive determination, sending, to the UE, a first message including respective address of the one or more DNS servers in the edge computing of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Kefeng Zhang, Jinyin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11979199
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for a wireless transceiver comprising a plurality of transceiver antenna elements and configured to operate in a communication network. The method comprises dynamically assigning (from the plurality of transceiver antenna elements) a first set of transceiver antenna elements allocated for channel sensing and a second set of transceiver antenna elements allocated for communication, performing channel sensing using the first set of transceiver antenna elements, and operating the wireless transceiver based on a result of the performed channel sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Joao Vieira, Narendar Madhavan, Leif Wilhelmsson, Tai Do
  • Patent number: 11977434
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and electronic device for determining a faulty state of a storage device. A first time length of a first access to a set of blocks of a storage device is determined. Then, the first time length of the access and a threshold time length are compared. If the first time length exceeds the threshold time length, it is determined that the blocks are in a potential faulty state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Yantao Wang, Jing Liu, Lijun Shen
  • Patent number: 11979517
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for granting network resources for maintaining a communication session for a subscriber in a network. A method is performed by a CTF node. The method includes obtaining, from a gateway in the network, a request for network resources for maintaining the communication session for the subscriber, and requesting, from an OCF node and in response thereto, credit units corresponding to the network resources. The method includes obtaining a grant of the credit units as well as an advance credit indication of additional credit units for the communication session from the OCF node. The method further includes storing the advance credit indication for the communication session and providing, to the gateway, a grant for the network resources for maintaining the communication session in accordance with the obtained grant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: JayaKrishnan Kizhakke Pullarappillil, Ann Soniya Johny, Srinivasa Babu Medanki, Sowmyanarayanan Narasimhan, Sujitha Navaneethakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11979302
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for enabling discovery of a service-providing NF in a 3GPP communication network. A method is performed by a Network Repository Function. The method comprises registering locality information of service-providing NFs according to locality attribute of each service-providing NF. Each locality attribute comprises structured values of location information of its service-providing NF. The method comprises obtaining a request from a service-requesting NF for one of the service-providing NFs. The request specifies a preferred locality of the requested service-providing NF. The preferred locality indicates, in terms of structured values of location information, geographical location where the service-requesting NF is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Pablo Martinez de la Cruz, Miguel Angel Garcia Martin
  • Patent number: 11979224
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed which can be performed by a network node for sending to a wireless device a first synchronization signal and an associated information message, for synchronization of the wireless device with the network node. The network node and the wireless device operate in a wireless communications network. The network node sends the first synchronization signal in N OFDM symbols within a subframe, at least once in a time and frequency position in every one of the N OFDM symbols. N is equal or larger than 2. For each sending of the first synchronization signal, the network node sends an associated information message at a pre-defined time and frequency position in an OFDM symbol. The pre-defined time and frequency position is relative to the time and frequency position of the first synchronization signal. The associated information message is associated with the first synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Mattias Frenne, Dirk Gerstenberger, Johan Furuskog
  • Patent number: 11978460
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program to encode and decode a channel coherence parameter applied on a frequency band basis, where the coherence parameters of each frequency band form a coherence vector. The coherence vector is encoded and decoded using a predictive scheme followed by a variable bit rate entropy coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Erik Norvell, Fredrik Jansson
  • Patent number: 11979166
    Abstract: A method of weight calibration in a DAC (25) is disclosed. The DAC (25) comprises an input port (100) for receiving a sequence of digital input words (x[n]), each representing a digital input sample, and a digital control circuit (110) configured to encode each digital input word (x[n]) into a control word (z[n]) representing the same digital input sample. Each bit (Zi) in the control word (z[n]) has a corresponding bit weight (wi) and is in the following considered to adopt values in {?1, 1}. Furthermore, the DAC (25) comprises a set (120) of analog weights, each associated with a unique one of the bits (Zi) in the control word (z[n]), and summation circuitry (130) configured to generate an analog sample corresponding to the digital input sample by summing the bits in the control word (Zi) weighted by the respective associated analog weights. The DAC (25) also has an output (140) for outputting the analog sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventor: Henrik Fredriksson
  • Patent number: 11979353
    Abstract: Methods, wireless device (200) and network node (202), for communication between the wireless device and the network node in a wireless network. The wireless device transmits (2:1, 2:3) a predetermined first pilot P1 associated with the wireless device, to indicate that the wireless device is in idle state. The wireless device further transmits (2:5) transmit a predetermined second pilot P2 associated with the wireless device, to indicate that the wireless device is in active state. Thereby, the network node is able to perform positioning (2:2) of the wireless device based on the first pilot P1, and to allow access (2:7) to the network when receiving the second pilot P2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Martin Hessler, Erik G. Larsson